HyperDic: grave_mound

English > 1 sense of the expression grave mound:
NOUNartifactgrave mound, burial mound, barrow, tumulus(archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombs
English > grave mound: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaning(archeology) a heap of earth placed over prehistoric tombs.
Synonymsburial mound, barrow, tumulus
Categoryarcheology, archaeologyThe branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures
Broadermound, hillstructure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones
Spanishtúmulo
Catalantumul, túmul

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